District 181 appoints Adrian Fulgencio as assistant superintendent of business and operations
The District 181 Board of Education and Administration approved the appointment of Adrian Fulgencio as the new Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations on April 7. Fulgencio will take on the role after previously working in both the Buildings and Grounds Department and Finance Department within District 181, before most recently serving as Chief Business Official at Peotone Community Unit School District 207U.
This appointment is important for District 181, which serves students across DuPage and Cook counties, including schools such as Clarendon Hills Middle School, Elm Elementary School, Hinsdale Middle School, Madison Elementary School, Monroe Elementary School, Oak Elementary School, Prospect Elementary School, The Lane Elementary School, and Walker School according to the Illinois Report Card.
Incoming Superintendent Dr. Jim Wipke said that Fulgencio stood out among a competitive pool of candidates during the search process for chief school business official (CSBO). Dr. Wipke said that Mr. Fulgencio's "technical mastery, exceptional communication skills, and commitment to the district’s fiscal health establish him as an incredible asset to our team.”
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 is made up of about 3,743 students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Clarendon Hills and DuPage County according to state data. The district has a teaching staff of about 282 teachers with an average salary of $94,227 before pension contributions; ninety percent are women while ten percent are men. No teacher had more than ten absences during a school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Demographically, Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 is reported to be approximately seventy percent White students with smaller percentages identifying as Asian (15%), Hispanic (7%), or Black (1%) according to ISBE data. In terms of spending per student in fiscal year 2020, expenditures reached $31,308 per student for a total district budget over $117 million as reported by state records.
Chronic truancy remains low within this district: only four students were classified as chronically truant during the last measured school year—a rate far below statewide averages—according to state education officials. The community has been invited by board members to officially welcome Mr. Fulgencio at their next meeting scheduled for April 20.